Angela Merkel

German Chancellor Angela Merkel grimaces as she addresses a press conference following a poor showing by her Christian Democratic Party (CDU) in regional elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, at the CDU headquarters in Berlin. Merkel said her party's heavy losses in a crucial regional German...

German Chancellor Angela Merkel grimaces as she addresses a press conference following a poor showing by her Christian Democratic Party (CDU) in regional elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, at the CDU headquarters in Berlin. Merkel said her party's heavy losses in a crucial regional German... (Getty Images)

German Chancellor Angela Merkel grimaces as she addresses a press conference following a poor showing by her Christian Democratic Party (CDU) in regional elections in North Rhine-Westphalia, at the CDU headquarters in Berlin. Merkel said her party's heavy losses in a crucial regional German...Getty Images